#Jakie May

May’s Effective Hurling Enables Reds to Trip Cardinals, 3 to 1

St. Louis Cardinals coverage from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat Sunday Morning May 30, 1926 May’s Effective Hurling Enables Reds to Trip Cardinals, 3 to 1 Single by Thevenow, Douthit’s Triple Give K…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·6d ago·6 min read

Pirates Pound Reds as Emil Yde Silences Cincinnati’s League Leaders

The defending Pirates battered the first-place Reds, 7–2, behind Emil Yde, Glenn Wright, and Pie Traynor, while the Cincinnati Enquirer captured the mood of May 1926 with baseball notes, humor, and sp…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 24·15 min read

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Ruth’s Power, Hornsby’s Honor, and the Reds’ Rise - Baseball’s Big Stories of May 1926

Babe Ruth keeps hammering home runs, Rogers Hornsby prepares for “Hornsby Day” in St. Louis, and the Reds, Robins, Yankees, and Athletics all surge in the 1926 pennant races in this packed Sporting Ne…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 20·89 min read

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Red Lucas Lifts Reds Over Giants as Cincinnati Tightens Grip on First Place

Red Lucas crushed a game-winning triple, Adolfo Luque outpitched Jack Scott, and the Reds stretched their winning streak to six games before more than 30,000 fans at Redland Field. Meanwhile, Billy Ev…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 18·20 min read

Wally Pipp Red Lucas Jack Scott Frankie Frisch

Babe Ruth’s 11th Homer Lifts Yankees as Giants Falter and Robins Hang On — May 15, 1926

Babe Ruth smashed his eleventh home run of 1926 to lift the Yankees over Cleveland in a tight pitching duel, while the National League pennant race grew even tighter as the Robins and Pirates battled …

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 15·6 min read

G. Herman Ruth Myles Thomas Lou Gehrig Pat Collins